Theodore Holstein
Theodore Holstein · Science & Medicine
Physicist; polaron theory and radiation transport
1915, New York City, United States — 1985, Los Angeles, United States
United States
Theodore Holstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; polaron theory and radiation transport
Theodore David Holstein was an American theoretical physicist in solid-state and atomic physics, best known for founding small-polaron theory (the Holstein polaron), for the Holstein–Primakoff transformation used in spin-wave theory, and for his treatment of radiation transport in gases. He spent his career at Westinghouse, Pittsburgh and UCLA. He is documented as Jewish on Jinfo's roster of Jewish physicists.
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Physicist; polaron theory and radiation transport
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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